Des Marais, Paul

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Des Marais by born on June 23, 1920, in Menominee, MI.; studied with Leo Sowerby in Chicago; BA (1949), MA (1953), Harvard Univ., where he studied with Nadia Boulanger and Walter Piston; taught composition at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1960; works include the operas Epiphanies (1964-8) and Le cimetière marin (1971), two piano sonatas (1947, 1952), music for various vocal and instrumental ensembles, and incidental music for theatrical and dance productions.

From the guide to the Paul Des Marais Collection of Music Manuscripts, 1947-1993, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections)

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Birth 1920-06-23

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